Evening Star Newspaper, June 12, 1921, Page 4

FUNDS TO FINANCE CAMPS ARE ASKED Summer Outings Committee 2~ of Associated Charities Prepares for Season. The annual appeal for funds with which to finance the two camps for mothers and children, Camp Good Will in Rock Creek Park and Camp Pleas- ant at Blue Plains, D. C., has been sent out by the summer outings committee of the Associated Charities. Tho committee plans to operate i camps during July and Augus! other seasons. Camp Good Will has a capacity for 150 mothers and chil- dren in each two weeks' party. Four parties, or a total of 600, are entertain- ed during the season. Will Install Lights. The navy yard committee on: Camp Good Wil} has arranged to install electric lights throughout the camp in Pplace of the oil lanterns that in other seasons have been the only means of . Jighting at night. A big recreation pavilion tent for the boys. purchased last vear of the Army, will be erected for the first time and additional play- Eround apparatus provided. The camp will be in charge of Miss Mary M. McCaffrey. one of the Distriot visitors of the society. who will have as her associate Miss Isabelle Stevens, the society’s home economist. Both Miss McCaffrey and Miss Stevens worked togethertin France during the war. The garden at the camp will be ready with its usual supply of early vegetables upon the opening. The navy vard committee ning its usual Saturday afternoon en- tertainments and this year the com- mittee will have the co-operation of a similar committee representing the employes of the bureau of printing and engraving. Music on these occa: sions, which are always looked for- ward to by the mothers and children, will be furnished by the navy yard d other bands which volunteer their services. Camp Pleasant Improvements. Camp Pleasant, which was moved last year from Deanwood Heights to Blue Plains, is beginning to look like “a real camp. The buildings, consist- 1ing of dining room and kitchen, of the baby shack, known as Shack - ,deavor, because given by Christian Endeavor societies Interested in the jcamp, the storeroom and administra- 'tion building. have been freshly paint- ed, the grounds have been graded. 'and electric lights are to be installed, One of the biggest improvements i ‘the erection of a recreation pavilion, for which money has been contributed /by the colored employes of the navy “yard. Harry Wardman and Thomas Bones are not only putting up this pavillen at cost, but are making a personal contribution. The capacity of the camp is 100 in I1a party, or 400 for the season. Mrs. Laura B. Glenn is the superintendent. The camp opens on June 28. ‘The guests of botk camps are se- lected from families known to the As- sociated Charities or from applicants recommended by other social service organizations. The officers of the summer out- ings committee are John Joy Edson, chairman; John H. Clapp. vice chair- man, and Thomas Bradley, treasurer. The headquarters of the committee are at the Social Service House, 923 H street. PUBLIC CALLED TO WAR ON UNCLEAN HOUSE FLY District Health Authorities Point Out Need for Help of House- holders in Campaign. Commissioner Oyster. who super- vises the health department, vester- day joined with Health Officer Fowler in ‘an appeal to the people of the city to open war on the house fly. The Commissioner pointed out that there is little the health department can do toward eliminating flies from the homes, and that the success of the campaign against these disease carriers depends upon the efforts of the householders. Dr. Fowler said that if it were pos- sible to trace the travels of a single fly for one day and make a list of the numerous insanitary places where he alights before landing in the butter or the milk bottle, the housewives would realize the importance of swat- ting every one of the insects that puts in an appearance around the house. If every window and other opening in the house is not screened, the health officer_continued. a fly that has Just left a garbage can, 2 pool of dirty water, or some other filthy spot i may enter the house and contaminats some article of food. Inspectors of the health depart- ment will exercise their regular sum- mer supervision over public places here food is served or sold, but un- less the people as a whole carry on the war in their homes the effect of the precautions taken in the stores will be partly lost, Dr., Fowler pointed @ . begin swatting now, and keep it up as long as there is a fly in sight. PROTEST PRIZE FIGHT. Declaring that it was astonishing that “any state in the American Union would tolerate an exhibition #st only bloody and brutal in itself, but intended to appeal to all that is sbysmal in the average man, the Board of Temperance and Public Morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church issued a statement yesterday condemning the Dempsey-Carpentier qflhc to be held at Jersey City July 2. all “right-thinking Americans,” the Statement said, “ought to see to it that this is the last prize fight fought on American soil.” Boxing was characterized as “a per- fectly harmless, character-building sport.” but the Dempsey-Carpentier Bout. the statement said, “will not be boxing or anything like boxing. Men who habitually see suck things inevitably become not only brutal, but cowardly,” the statement contin- ued, “and lose évery sense of sports- manship. Women who see them fre-. quently, in the end, become things that are certainly not women.” PUPILS PRESENT PLAYS. Productions Presented at Thomp- son Community Center. Dramatic pupils of Miss Emma A. Jordan at the Thompson Community Center last night presented two one- \ect plays at the school before am lappreciative audience. The comedietta, “A Fair Encoun- ter,” won much applause, with Pearl Collier taking the part of Lady Clara St. John and Isabelle Meyer imper- sonating Mrs. Cella Grenville. Three members of the dramatic class carried the roles in another of- . “A Case of Duplicity,” de- scribed as a farce in one act. Lucile V. Steele. in the role of Mrs. MeSi ‘mo Alleen M. Jeerman, as Miss Elaine Vadora, alias Mrs. Ellen Van Doran, and James N. Bonum, as Jerry V. Andor, alias Gerold Van Doran, put on & capable performance. BRENTWOOD. BRENTWOOD, Md., June 11.—The ‘West Brentwood Citizens Association s sending a committee to wait on the school ‘board in regard to protection from fire at the Brentwood School. ‘The association is contemplating bu: ing fire hose and will lay a line of pipe across Ivy street near Henry street. There will be an election of officers July 13. The Brent: Bchool will have néxt g'm & commencement Tariff Commission Head And Aids Tackle Big Job ytreonal Phols DR. THOMAS WALKER PAGE, Chairman of the United States Tarift Commiswion, under whose direction the necessary statisties are bring com piled for the ways and means corm- direction a staff of a hundred siilled researchers and statisticiane busy on the biggest job im the history of the commiasion. ; MANY BUY HANDIWORK OF SOLDIER PATIENTS Hundreds Daily Attend Sale of Articles Made at St. Elizabeth’s. Between three and five ' hundred Persons a day have been attending the sale and exhibit of articles made by the soldier patients of St. Elisa- !)elh'l Hospital, on display in an improvised salesroom at 16 Jackson place, headquarters of the District Chapter, American Red Cross. Many purchases have been made. The collection of handmade arti- cles, which w remain on sale until ‘Wednesday, includes trays, baskets and other forms of wickerwork, toys of intricate workmanship, and va- rious kinds of household furnishings, such as woven rugs, towels, etc. A toy, which has attracted consid- erable attention is a minature street car of detailed construction. Even the sliding windows, control appara- tus and rhotorman'’s stool are incor- porated. The car is being raffled oft for echances of 10 cents apiece. Checker boards are in the exhibit, one being made entirely of wood, with sections of a broomhandl checkers and another squares, precluding shifting of the checkers. The hand-woven rugs are of all designs and weaves and represent several color schemes. A whole room is devoted to the display of rugs and embroidered centerpieces, runners, pillow cases and luncheon sets. Proceeds of the sale over the cost of material will go for the benefit of the patients, who have put- thei time into making the articles. Nurses' aids from the hospital assist in the disposition of the wares and explain the hardships met by the soldiers in producing them. J. L. SCOTT TO ADDRES IRISH SOCIETY CARNIVAL Five Local Councils Plan Elabo- rate Celebration July 4 at Georgetown. Joseph L. Scott of Los Angeles, Calif, will be the principal speaker at the Independence day carnival to held at Georgetown University by the five local councils of the American Association_for the Recog- nition of the Irish Republic, accord- ing to an announcement made last night by officials in charge. Mr. Scott wired his acceptance of the in- vitation to participate in the demon- stration to headquarters of the asso- ciation yesterday. Elaborate preparations are being made by the Irish society to celebrate the day in & manner never attempted in this city before. A delegation will visit the Commissioners tomorrow to ask their sanction, and it is hoped that one of the District officials will be present at the celebration. Patrick J. Haltigan, feading elerk of the House of Representatives, will read the Declaration of Independence | and Washington's farewell more than 0 persons will participate in the flag-raising ceremonies. Prettily decoratéd booths will sur- round the campus, where refresh- ments will be served, and following the patriotic exercises the remainder of the day will be devoted to athleties. —_— MARINE CORPS OPENINGS. Plans Made for Examinations to Fill 150 Vacancies. About fifty non-commissioned officers of the Marine Corps have been desig- nated to undergo instruction at the Marine Corps Institute at thé Marine Barracks on S8th street southeast, this city, in preparation for the ex- amination to be held next December for appointment as second lieute- nants of marines. It is estimated that there will be 150 vacancies in that grade by the .. |all engineering luates guished military colleges with the necessary physical qualifications, will be appointed second lisutenants in the Marine Corps reserve. They will be piaced on active duty for instruc- tion end training preparatory to an examination, to be held after that given the non-commissioned officers, for appointment as second lieutenants in the Marine Corps proper. REPUBLICANS TO CONFER. [* House Members to Consider Reap- portionmetn of Congress. Hous® republicans will hold a son- ference, probably Thursday night, to consider reapportionment of congres- sional representations on the basis of the 1920 census. The discuassion is expected to embrace the Representative Tinkham, setts, that the number of representa- tives from theé southern states be de- creased on account of disfranchise- ment of negroes . Representative ‘Towner, republican conference chairman, yesterday that Mr. Tinkham had sub- mitted a petition with the requisite signatures for callifig s conference. Another petition, he said, has been filed by Representative Bar- bour, California, re esting party discussion of reappo: iment gener- ally. > ‘WILL CELEBRATE FEAST. féast of the gut Thaumaturgus o;!';:‘““ :lll be célébrated tomorrow at 10 a.m by Biskop i the Catholie University, 2 eo! Fathers of Brookland, D. St. Sepulchre, Brookland, oposal of PMaseachu. s Carmelite é. Mount ITSELF ON JULY FOURTH Committee of Citisens’ Association Arranges Elaborate Program and Promises Surprises. An Ii dence day oslebration such as has never been held in Pet- worth befors is being planned by a committes of the Pe h Citizens’ Association. The committes is elaborate program of entertainment. It was announced lJast night that all of the details of the program have not been completed, but some inter- esting surprises are promised. The usual ohildren's parade will be held, but on a large scale, the com- mittee announced. This particular event of the program will be under the direct charge Of the Petworth Women's Club. After the children to ), where they will form ;, all joining in the sing- otio songm. Many - athletic events are being planned by the committés, this sec- tion of the program ending with a basé ball gamo between :‘vpollll‘ nines representing the married and unmarried men of the community. There will be & grand display of fireworks at night. The committee in charge has made 8 request that all of the residents of the section decorate their homes with the fational colors durihg the day, and illuminate their houses at night with lantern: 2 DISTRICT BANKERS AT WHITE SULPHUR Sixteen Presidents in Party Which Will Mingle Work With Pleasure. Special fram & Staff Correspondent. SPRINGS, W. With scores of golf bags and tennis a whole trainload of 'llhhmmk~ ers roiled into this piace tonight prepared for three days of work and pleasure. There wei eight _Pull- mans required to transport the Wash- ington money handlers to the an- nual convention of the Disteict Bank- ers' Association, which is to be held here Monday and Tuesday. Train Trip Greatly Enjoyed. There was plenty of fun on the seven-hour trip dowm, and it was said that the realtors missed a ohance by not being present, for the bank- ers were in such & jolly mood that any one applying for money could have had it if he didn't attempt to stop the day’s funmaking. Although box lunches were served on the train, the bankers were ready for a hearty meal when thep stepped off the special train here. gfl were served by the ladies of the party, and they had plenty to do to fill the demands for food. Thére were representatives from every one of the Washington banks present in the party, and, judging from the size and spitit of the party, the coming convention will be a mem orable one in the history of the asso. ciation. Sixteen D. C. Bank Heads Attend. In the party were sixteen presidents of Washington banks, and numerous directors and junior officers, prepared to mingle play with the serious busi- nees facing the association. Among the business men in the party were J. Floyd Cissel, chairmai of the transportation and hotel com- mittee, and George O. Walson, éhair- man of the convention eommltT The bankers were the of the bankers and citisens of Clifton Forge, who met them at the station in automo- biles and caried them to Blackmore. The bankers were tendeted a dance tonight, and tomorrow the tennis and golt tournaments begin. FARM LOAN BOARD ASKS SURVEY OF FLOOD AREA WHITB SULPHUR v? June 11-—Armed Directs Wichita Bank to Ascertain Land Damage and Take Relief Steps. Directions were issued yesterday by the farm loan board to the Farm Loan Bank at Wichita, Kan, to make an immediate survey of the situation confronting farmers in the Colorado flood district. Chairman Lobdell of the board, after a conference with Senators Phipps and Nicholson of Colorado, sent the following telegram to the president of the Wichita bank: “Conditions in Arkansas valley, be- low Pueblo, as presented by Senators Phipps and Nicholson suggest prob- v ability of call for special service from your institution, which this board is sure you will be glad to render if conditions permit and funds can be made available. Would suggest that you make an immediate personal sur- vey of the entire situation, giving special consideration for the probable need of farm loaps and ascertaining, as far as at present possible the ex- tent to which irrigation facilities have been impaired with possibility of restoring them, to time involved in restoration and the financial ability of those who must make repaira. The ::;r:l h?:.“m“:: b: able to arrange ex nds for your use lieving this situation.” e COL. HOFFMAN ASSIGNED. Col. George M. Hoffman, Corps of Engineers, who Y-.AP Gompleted a Gourse at the Genefal Staft Col ‘Washington been as- e AT e 2 B us the chief of emnonngfi w‘.mm“ mept. ) That division has sepervision over ity, Inoiuding The, Distaor wamme 3 |8 ply system, public buildings -:fi grounds, the Key s the Po 1 % the Foo of into Rt = lley of the stis river rears ago. Col. 3 man assisted Gol A M. Mller 15 oconstruction of the tunnel wi carries the wated the Ge distributing reservoir to. fitration plant Hear Te | Boraiers ome. AUTO DRIVER PENALIZED. C. Man Losés Licitise in Mary- land on Beveral Charges. Star, sion: BALTIMORE, June 1i—Howland f suto. ade gfle mobil b ions m: bz Aol:itomo;lilla Oomlhlfll:dfli'fl. Ehma; today. He was charg ith speedin, at & rate exceeding ixty nfi“ an w‘. not having His caf tbled, using a marker belonging to another car, and no rehrlltnuon _certificat, add| tion he was fified a totsl of $185 &t hi Laeurel. w2 ing; W. 3 ‘Eeoieston, 1136 3 for -pmin{! g Haas, street northwest, iloense. Spéeding; days for Tios atn ser ath Peiien 8 street southeast, license days for spes ngl Left to right: Jack THREE TEXAS FARM BOYS TO SEE SIGHTS HERE Lads Who Won Prizes Judging Iive Stock on Way to England. ‘Will Stay Here Two Days. Three boys from farms in Texas will be In Washington today as the guests for two days of the govern- ment. They are G. W. Weiting_of Marlin, Tex.; Jack Turner of Hill county and Alva Debnam of La Mesa, Tex. In competition last fall with boys répresenting _thirteen states. these three won tne first prize in Judging live stock at the southeastern fair at Atlanta, Ga. This prize, given by the fair management, is a trip to the English royal live stock show at Derby, England, for the three boys, the county agent in. the county in which the highest boy lives, the state leader for Texas and for one man from the Department of Agriculture in Washington in charge of boys’ club work. : During the fifst day in Washington the young visitors will have a motor ride through Rock Creek Park and to many other points of interest, under the direction of O. B. Martin of the Department of Agricuiture. The next day they will visit Secretary Wallace, and go with him and other officials to see the President. The party, as it will be made up for the voyage ffom New York, June 15,-on the Carmania, will include, in addition to the three boys, I. W. Hill of the Department of- Agriculture, H. H. Willlamson, state leader in Texas in the co-operative work carried on by the state and the Department of Agriculture, and Harvey B. Ross, county agent for Falls county. Texas, home of the boy scoring highest in the judging contest. After visiting several countries, not yet decided upon, the party will sail from Glas- sow July 22 on the Saturnia for Montreal. Especial interest attaches to the work in judging done by these bo: because their knowledge of live stock was gained on the farm, and without the advantage of instruction in an agricultural —college. College *boys were not admitted to this particular of work in the southeastern fair. TABLET TO BE UNVEILED. Bears Names of Georgetown Law Students Who Died h’ War. Exercises commemorating the hero dead of Georgetown . University School of Law will be held in the law library tomorrow evening, when & bronze tablet, bearing the names of #twenty-eight students and alumni who sacrificed their lives in the world war will be unvelled by their class- mates Pngtaved on the tablet is the fol- lowing inscription: “Erected by the students of Georgetown Law School in honor of the sons of Georggtown University Law Department, who sac- rificed their lives on the altar of civi- lization duting the world war.” The names of the studens end alum- ni that appear on the tablet are: Ei sign John B. Ahearn, Lieut. J. A Begk, Lieut. Charles T. Buckley, Lieut. Thomas C. er, Capt. Ralph E. Donnelly. Lieut. Julian N. Dowell, James P. Dunn, Ensign James L. Gog- gins, Capt. J. Gardner Greene; Robert M. Wanfofd, Harold Hall, Lieut. Mau- Lieut. Warren G. Charles W. House, Hst -;?J:‘n lflfi' ug.'v“‘n: °\}7'vn Lyon, Sergt. John lum, Jol g Hmm. John A. Martin, Lieut. Jo- seph G. McDonald, Sergt. Maj. Edward D. McLeughlin, Lieut. William F. Hlltenber’er. ldeut: Albert Nants, Lieut. wmfi mex ban, Lleut.AFor- rest St ncis TACY. o ip and t. Carl N. Weber. the Turner, Alva Debnam Sers! The tablét will be unveiled by Capt. David R. Wolverton, U. 8. A., chair- man of the committes that had charge of its erection. Joha M. Karns of the senior ciass, has been chosen to make the memorial address. iess, | AUTO DEALERS TO TEST RULING ON USED CARS Court to Decide Whether They . Must Have Second-Hand Dealers’ Permits e Washington Automotive Trade Agcl‘uon hfi decided !1 test in.| court the ruling of Corporation sel Btephens that all atitomobile. deal- ers who at any time buy and sell nsed have a_second-hand deals the Cominissloners. #800iatle made against the ruling. e :I'mr Rudolph referred theé Mr. Stephens, who replied has arranged with officials of the association to take a test case n ement of the issue. Commis- Used wheeis had hand dealer’s license. SEEKS FACTS ON LEASES. Il stop in this efty twe to attend the live stoek exhibit awarded in the contest. d G. W. Welting, all of Texas. EARLY SUNDAY STREET CLEANING STARTS TODAY Commissioners’ Plan to Remove Litter of Saturday Night Crowds Goes in Effect. The new plan of the Commissioners to sweep the streets of the downtown sections on Sunday mornings to re- move the litter left by the Saturday night crowds will be started today. Morris Hacker, superintendent of Street cleaning, announced last night that a gang of men would start out early this morming to cover the en- tire area from 7th to 17th streets and as far north and south of Penn- sylfania avenue as the business dis- trict extends. On 7th street the sweepers will go as far north as Florida avenue. This 18 one of the permanent re- sults of clean-up week, having been suggested to Engineer Commissioner Kutz by Commisioner Oyster. Commissioner Oyster a few days ago instructed the police to be on the lookout for violations of the regula- tion which forbids the throwing of waste paper or other litter on the streets. Receptacles are scattered through- out the city in which to deposit paper and fruit skins, and there is no ex- cuse, the commissioners feel, for throwing old newspapers and other miscellaneous articles on the side- walk or in the gutter. MANY. POSITIONS FILLED. Business High Alumni Association Employment Bureau Successful Ninety-eight temporary and seventy- one permanent positions have been filled during the past year by the em- ployment department of the Business High School Alumni Association, it is reported by Miss M. J. Watts. From June, 1920, to May, 1921, Miss ‘Watts stated that the employment bu- reau “has been a help to students who have desired or who have found it necessary to secure eemployment in their out-of-school time. Several stu- dents who have been placed in such positions have been enabled to con- tinue their education and, but for such employment would have had to drop out of school. Those employing: these students have also been helped during these periods of emergency and have expressed their appreciation of the work of the association.” Several graduates of former years, Mises Watts reported, have been placed in good positions. “Many calls from lawyers, merchants and other profes- nal and n, L 'have resulted in the employment of graduates of the February class and many requests for the services of the June graduates are coming in.” CARE OF MAIL ASKED. pace with Postmaster Gen- e in_*“humanized” correspond- ence, Second Assistant Postmaster General E. H. Shaughnessy yesterday showed what he could do along the same lines. “1 feel that if just a little more care is exercised In handling fragile bags a very great improvement will at once be apparent,” he wrote to postmasters throughout the country. Reports had reached the depart- ment that sacks of mall having “fragile” tags.attached aré not being handled by some clerks with the greatest possible care. Useful Gifts for Graduation If in doubt what to give the gradu- ate, you wlil find helpful suggestions in our big stock. " We Offer as a Special . Pearl Opera Glasses $10.00 Keeping ral Ha; on impending troubles through headaches and other unmistakable symp- toms, * Heed these danget signals—seek the expert advice of otr optometrist; who - is a specialist in eye- sight troubles. - STRAND SHOW MONDAY 400 Boys to Recsive Free Tickets for Program With Movies and dally serve The Star throughout the National Capital will be given free tickets to performances, the first to be at 7:30 o'clock tomerrow night. Carriers will be given tickets by their route agents, and all the boys will have to do to see the big show is present themselves at the door. Barnold’s animals will be one of ar” attractions for vide plenty of comedy. 3 “Owen Moore will be shown in his comedy. The Key-Too Quartet is to harmonize. CITY CLUB'S OUTING PROMISES REVELRY Boat Trip to Quantico, June 24, Planned With Novel Features. Billed as “a rollicking, rip-roaring Pleasure trip aboard the steamer St. Johns,” the second annual outing of the City Club to Quantico, June 24 bids fair te surpass previous outin down the tiver given by any local or- ganization. Eight hours of excitement will fo}- low sounding of the “all aboard” Whistle at the 7th street wharf at 9:15 o'clo¢k, the program says, and those in charge of the affair predict & real “three-ring circus” will be offered on board boat and ashore for the hundreds of Washington business men who will make the trip. Charles J. Waters, chairman of the entertainment committee of the Board of Trade, intimated last night that the Washingtohians who make the trip may be offered something very much out of the ordinary in the way of viewing diving “venuses” at Qua tico. It appears, Mr. Waters inti- mates, that about half dozen of the ladies at Quantico have becomne quite proficient in high-diving, and that they are willlng—if coaxed—to per- ét}n: for the members of the City ub. . Oyster to Be Pilot. Commssioner Oyster, it was said yesterday, will become a real nautical captain "by donning the togs and habits of the captain of the St John's | H. and piloting her out. special deep-sea dinner will be served by members of the City Club Staff on' the boat, following which there will be ball ‘games, races, ath- letic stunts and other amusements at Quantico. Deck games will be played on the steamer going to the marine station, while special entertainers, in- cluding black-face comedlans and clog dancers from southern Virginia, will furnish entertainment on the trip. Another feature of the day at Quantico will be boxing matches be- tween professionals. The return trip, according to How- ard W. Cutlet, chaifman of the out- ing committee, will be in the nature of a combined vaudeville show and carnval, with a continuous program from the time the boat leaves late in the afternoon until it arrives in Washington at 6.15 in the evening. Motion pictures of all the stunts to be “pulled off” on the trip will be taken by the local motion picture concern and will be shown later in the Washington theaters Seek to Get Acquainted. “The prime purpose of the outing.” says Mr. Cutler, “is to get our entire membership together in a get-ac- quainted crowd. With more space available than we now have in the old clubhouse, soon to be abandoned, there will be room fof every one who can come and also for all the guests they wish to bring. Tickets, however, must be bought before June 16, and the attendance will be limited to 800. ‘The members of the House and Sen- ate District committees, the District Commissioners and other prominent officials will be invited to attend the outing. Acceptances have already been received from several. “The advantage of a boat cruise, in- stead of an automobile trip to the outing’s destination, as we had last year,” Mr. Cutler said, “is that every duts can ,he de:wyoterl to amusement and recreation. e expect a record- breaking crowd.” — e ASKS $75,000 DAMAGES. Suits ageregating $75,000 damages have been filed in the District Supreme Court against the Washington Rail- way and Electric Company by Daniel T. rg:oeu. M;onhu T streets northeast, June 12, 1918. torneys James A. O'Shea, John 1. Sacks and Anna L. Cooke represent the sintifrs. L B Judge for Yourself DIAMONDS We specialice in ; dia- gwnfl.: md‘fiu} fhethod ?l uying enables us to of- fer the best valdes. = Magnificent blue-white diafrion: %‘welghlsi 1 earat and 5-1 50.00 Absolutely perfect dia- mond, welghing over 1 carat. Platinum setting. $275.00 Besutifl thieestone sing. Has two diamonds weighing a little less than % catat each and ené gén- uine ruby, $200.00 Special Lot _ $15.00 s a great speelal Thi Long Bank Experience Factor in His Selection JOHN R. MITCHELL Of St. Paul, Mian., ene of the Presi- dent’s recent appointments to the Fed- eral Reserve Board. Mr. Mitchell has had twenty-five years’ experiemce as a banker. W.R. STOKES IS HIGH GUN INTRIALS FORD. C. TEAM Former Captain of Central Rifle Team Leads With Score of 237. ‘Walter R. Stokes, former captain of the championship Central High School rifle team, was high gun in the trials yesterday for members of the civilian rifle team, which will represent the District of Columbis in the national matches to be heid at Camp Perry, Ohio, in September. Stokes shot a score of 237, eight points higher than that of L. W. Artois. The trials were held at the District National Guard range and were under the supervision of Gen. Anton Stephan, commander of the District Guard. Civilians were authorized to use the range by the District Commissioners. The National Guard course of rifie fire was fol- lowed. The six high men who have shot previously on national match teams and the =ix high men who have never shot on national match teams will compose the District civilian team. The team will be announced later. Scores made yesterday on the range were as follows: W. R. Stokes, 237; L. W. Artois, 229; J. E. Middleton, 228; . C. Espey, 228; Gibson, 227; Corn- well, 227; Fletcher, 227; McAtee, 226 R. C. Stokes, 223: Larry Nuesslein, M. H. Stowe, 222; R. H. McGarity, 220; Weeder, 219; A. E. Johnson, 21 Perkins, 213 0° Y, Gree! 204; McGill, 203; W. R. Trimble, 200 C. R. Trimble, 138; Moore, 194; Barry, 190, and Hartshorne, 187. ORDER SNAPPY REPORTS. District Commissioners Decide on Curtaflment of Figures. ‘The next annual reports of the District government will be “short and snappy,” eontalning brief sum- maries of the year's work without veluminous tables of figures. This has been ordered by the Dis- trict Commissioners on recommenda- tion of a committee of city officials, appointed to devise ways and means of reducing the District's annual printing bill. In conclusion the re- port of the committee states: “Your committee realizes that an- nual reports of these various branches of the government of the District are intended not only for the inférmation of Congress, but are used for statis- tical pt by other maunicipalities, and that it is desirable to compile information in a printed form for such purpose. Congress, however, has put the question of economy in advance of the question of printing such statistical data, and heads of departments should keep this in mind and make their reports as brief as practicabl It also is proposed to consolidate the reports of certain groups of de- partm eats, such s the financial offices. HiGH SCHOOL STUDY COURSES OUTLINED Pamphlet Giving Details of Futore Requirements to Be Distributed. detall the new term in September came off the press yesterday, and will be distrib uted throughout the pubdic school sys- tem this week. It 1 especially de- signed to aid the parents @f children who are to be promoted from the eighth grade to the nigh school in se- lecting courses of study to The pamphliet is distinctly new in form and indicates the changes made recently in the high school curricu- lum by Supt Frank W. It contains a form to be filled out by the parent of the child to enter high school for the first time. This form which ~should be returned to th teacher, requests that the parents stipulate the name of the hizh school they desire their children to attend and select the electiv want each to tuke u quests the parents 1o not they want their children to enl in the cadet corps. Distinetive Feature. One of the distinctive features of the new phamphlet is a student’s program card, which will be valuable to th new student. This program is divided for a ten-period school da five, as on charts now school students. The exten periods, is due to the two-s tem, which is in operation in schools to relieve congested cond Tt is pointed out in the pamphl children who wish to enter ( High 8chool must take Englsh for fo years: they must choose beiw al bra and commercial arithmetic: thev must choose between Latin and French and must select the fourth major stud from among these: Ancient history, ele- mentary science, manual training and mechanical drawing, domestic science and domestic art. Purpese of High School Stated. “The distinctive purpose of the Business High School.” says the pam- phlet, “is to give business training leading directly to self-support. Em- phasis is lai@ upon the busincss arts— penmanship, spelling, ‘commercial @rawing, arithmetic, bookkeeping, ac- counting, shorthand, typewriting and office methods. In the four-y course these are supplemented b studles leading to an understandinz of modern commercial and industrial activities and relations.” The course of study in the manual training high schools, the pamph states, is designed to meet the ne of those pupils who desire to enter scientific and technical pursaits upon graduation from the high school and also to give complete preparation to those who wish to enter the engineer- ing colleges. All students who enter the high schools after next September mus take English grammar and composi tion, United States and Constitutior geography and arithmetic, under the Inew rules of Supt. Ballow COMPLETING NEW SALARY SCHEDULE FOR TEACHERS School Authorities Will Make Ef- fort to Have Congress Approve Draft. Work of dratfing the new salarv schedule for District public school teach- ers, which school authoritics will make an effort to have Congress approve, is nearing completion, it was announced last night. Steps tg frame the new payv scale were taken about a month agn, when a committee of school officers and teachers was appointed by the teachers’ council to study the wages paid teachers in other large cities. At that time the teachers, through the council representa- tives, voted 1o request Congress to in- clude them in the proposed reclassifica- tion legislation mow before Congres: Since then the teachers have withdra their request, and are now in favor of separate pay schedule, which will not inserted in any of the ificatio bills. ‘The new salary scale probably will ted to the board of education at it~ meeting Wednesday afternoon for eon- sideration. It is understood that it pro vides a minimum salary of $§1.500 a for elementary teachers, with longev: increases annually, as are now granted —_— No improvement is reported im the Belgian textile industries. The flax acredge for the current vear is esti- mated to be only about 10 per cent of normal. A BRIDE’S PIANO Knabe Mignonette Grand *The Plano for a Lifetime” Priced at $1,400—in Dull Mahogany Knabe Warerooms, Inc. H. Williams, Pres.